His dark materials
Pullman, Philip, 1946-2011
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FANTASY. The only hardcover omnibus of the best-selling and award-winning fantasy trilogy, in a Contemporary Classics edition. Philip Pullman's trilogy is a masterpiece that transcends genre and appeals to readers of all ages. His heroine, Lyra, is an orphan living in a parallel universe in which science, theology, and magic are entwined. The epic story that takes us through the three novels is not only a spellbinding adventure featuring armored polar bears, magical devices, witches, and daemons, it is also an audacious and profound reimagining of Milton's "Paradise Lost" that has already inspired a number of serious books of literary criticism. Like J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis before him, Pullman has invented a richly detailed and marvelously imagined world, complex and thought-provoking enough to enthrall adults as well as younger readers.
Main title:
His dark materials / Philip Pullman ; With a preface by the author and an introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett.
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Imprint:
New York : Everyman's / Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Collation:
xxxvi, 1102 p. ; 22 cm.
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Contents:
Contents: Northern lights. Originally published: 1995 - The subtle knife. Originally published: 1997 - The amber spyglass. Originally published: 2000.
ISBN:
9780307957832 (hbk)
Dewey class:
JF
Language:
English
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BRN:
260352